Nerul-Kharkopar local train is the latest addition to Mumbai’s railway line

The 12km railway extension will link Nerul and Belapur to Kharkopar in Ulwe

The Nerul-Belapur-Kharkopar railway corridor was inaugurated on 11 November. Photo by Hindustan Times / gettyimages

Mumbai’s local trains have steam rolled ahead into territories previously unexplored, making Navi Mumbai more accessible to the rest of the city. Inaugurated on 11 November and put into service the next day, the new link on the Mumbai Suburban Railway runs two new routes connecting Nerul-Kharkopar and Belapur-Kharkopar.

The central railways will operate 40 services daily out of which 20 will run between Kharkopar and Nerul and the rest between the Belapur and Kharkopar.

There are six stations on the new line:

Nerul

Seawoods-Darave

Belapur

Targhar

Bamandongri

Kharkopar

The line will link Ulwe with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Panvel on the harbour route and Thane on the trans-harbour corridor.

Route and schedule of trains on the Nerul-Kharkopar and Belapur-Kharkopar network